Santiago weather in August

In August, Santiago sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 205 mm of rain across 22.8 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Santiago's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santiago's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 33°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 24°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 205 mm; 22.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 36 min; 5:41 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover: 87%; 12th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.5; out of 10

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical August day in Santiago reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	25
2	33	25
3	33	25
4	33	25
5	33	25
6	33	25
7	33	25
8	33	25
9	33	25
10	33	25
11	33	25
12	33	25
13	33	25
14	33	25
15	33	25
16	33	25
17	33	24
18	33	24
19	33	24
20	33	24
21	33	24
22	33	24
23	33	24
24	33	24
25	33	24
26	33	24
27	33	24
28	33	24
29	33	24
30	33	24
31	33	24

How August really feels in Santiago

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in August is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Santiago weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 21°	65	11	11.1	6.2
Feb	28° / 21°	52	9.6	11.4	6.0
Mar	30° / 22°	61	10.8	11.9	5.0
Apr	32° / 23°	61	11.1	12.4	3.7
May	34° / 24°	161	17.4	12.8	2.5
Jun	34° / 25°	138	18.6	13	2.2
Jul	33° / 24°	223	24	12.9	2.2
Aug	33° / 24°	205	22.8	12.6	2.5
Sep	32° / 24°	219	22.8	12.1	2.7
Oct	31° / 24°	186	19.6	11.6	3.6
Nov	29° / 23°	153	18.4	11.2	4.2
Dec	27° / 22°	158	16.1	11	5.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	16
Cloudier (%)	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	86	86	85	85	85	85	84	84	83	83	84

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	17	83
30	17	83
31	16	84

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Santiago gets around 205 mm of rain over 22.8 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 74% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	79	78	77	77	76	76	75	75	74	74	74	73	73	73	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	73	73	73	74	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	78
3	77
4	77
5	76
6	76
7	75
8	75
9	74
10	74
11	74
12	73
13	73
14	73
15	74
16	74
17	74
18	74
19	74
20	74
21	74
22	74
23	74
24	73
25	73
26	73
27	73
28	73
29	73
30	74
31	74

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	18	18	18	18
Miserable (%)	81	81	82	82	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	82	81	81	81	82	82	82	82

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
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30	4	calm
31	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of August to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:37 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:04 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43
Sunset (PM)	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:04

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.8	5:37	6:23
2	12.7	5:37	6:22
3	12.7	5:38	6:22
4	12.7	5:38	6:21
5	12.7	5:38	6:21
6	12.7	5:39	6:20
7	12.7	5:39	6:20
8	12.7	5:39	6:19
9	12.7	5:39	6:19
10	12.6	5:40	6:18
11	12.6	5:40	6:18
12	12.6	5:40	6:17
13	12.6	5:40	6:17
14	12.6	5:41	6:16
15	12.6	5:41	6:15
16	12.6	5:41	6:15
17	12.6	5:41	6:14
18	12.5	5:41	6:14
19	12.5	5:42	6:13
20	12.5	5:42	6:12
21	12.5	5:42	6:12
22	12.5	5:42	6:11
23	12.5	5:42	6:10
24	12.5	5:42	6:09
25	12.4	5:43	6:09
26	12.4	5:43	6:08
27	12.4	5:43	6:07
28	12.4	5:43	6:07
29	12.4	5:43	6:06
30	12.4	5:43	6:05
31	12.3	5:43	6:04

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in April across the year — August's 4.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
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29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Santiago?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.5

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santiago.

What to pack for Santiago in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Santiago sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santiago in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santiago peaks around August 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	11	12	13	13	13	12	14	13	10	8	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Santiago in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Santiago is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	12	15	17	14	13	13	15	14	13	12	11
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	12	Good
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	13	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Santiago?

Santiago sits at 16.7°N, 121.5°E, 78 m above sea level, in Philippines. The nearest listed city is Ramon, 11 km away.

Topography around Santiago

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santiago.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santiago has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 81 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 768 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,898 m.

The land around Santiago is covered by cropland (47%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km

31 m

cropland 47%

16 km

768 m

cropland 63%

80 km

2,898 m

trees 70%

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← July Santiago year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Ramon 11 km · Alicia 19 km · Diadi 21 km · San Mateo 22 km · Aglipay 24 km · Baggabag B 43 km · Solano 43 km · Lagawe 47 km

Philippines travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / B / C; 230 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 33% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $4,171; 2025
Happiness: 6.2 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 48%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 4.3; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 12; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 569
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Santiago (16.6881°, 121.5487°, elevation 78 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	25
2	33	25
3	33	25
4	33	25
5	33	25
6	33	25
7	33	25
8	33	25
9	33	25
10	33	25
11	33	25
12	33	25
13	33	25
14	33	25
15	33	25
16	33	25
17	33	24
18	33	24
19	33	24
20	33	24
21	33	24
22	33	24
23	33	24
24	33	24
25	33	24
26	33	24
27	33	24
28	33	24
29	33	24
30	33	24
31	33	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	17	83
30	17	83
31	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	78
3	77
4	77
5	76
6	76
7	75
8	75
9	74
10	74
11	74
12	73
13	73
14	73
15	74
16	74
17	74
18	74
19	74
20	74
21	74
22	74
23	74
24	73
25	73
26	73
27	73
28	73
29	73
30	74
31	74

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	25
2	33	25
3	33	25
4	33	25
5	33	25
6	33	25
7	33	25
8	33	25
9	33	25
10	33	25
11	33	25
12	33	25
13	33	25
14	33	25
15	33	25
16	33	25
17	33	24
18	33	24
19	33	24
20	33	24
21	33	24
22	33	24
23	33	24
24	33	24
25	33	24
26	33	24
27	33	24
28	33	24
29	33	24
30	33	24
31	33	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	17	83
30	17	83
31	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	78
3	77
4	77
5	76
6	76
7	75
8	75
9	74
10	74
11	74
12	73
13	73
14	73
15	74
16	74
17	74
18	74
19	74
20	74
21	74
22	74
23	74
24	73
25	73
26	73
27	73
28	73
29	73
30	74
31	74

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	25
2	33	25
3	33	25
4	33	25
5	33	25
6	33	25
7	33	25
8	33	25
9	33	25
10	33	25
11	33	25
12	33	25
13	33	25
14	33	25
15	33	25
16	33	25
17	33	24
18	33	24
19	33	24
20	33	24
21	33	24
22	33	24
23	33	24
24	33	24
25	33	24
26	33	24
27	33	24
28	33	24
29	33	24
30	33	24
31	33	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	12	88
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	13	87
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	13	87
21	14	86
22	14	86
23	15	85
24	15	85
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	16	84
28	16	84
29	17	83
30	17	83
31	16	84

	Rain chance (%)
1	79
2	78
3	77
4	77
5	76
6	76
7	75
8	75
9	74
10	74
11	74
12	73
13	73
14	73
15	74
16	74
17	74
18	74
19	74
20	74
21	74
22	74
23	74
24	73
25	73
26	73
27	73
28	73
29	73
30	74
31	74

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	19	81
2	19	81
3	18	82
4	18	82
5	17	83
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	16	84
11	16	84
12	16	84
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	16	84
16	16	84
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	18	82
23	18	82
24	18	82
25	19	81
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	18	82
29	18	82
30	18	82
31	18	82